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Jura Tastival
returns on Thursday 1st June - tickets
are on sale now.
Isle of Jura whisky has announced
that tickets are now on sale for Jura
Tastival 2017 – which will take place on Thursday 1st June,
offering new ways to enjoy whisky,
through a busy programme of
one-of-a-kind taste experiences.
The event will run as part of the annual
Feis Ile Festival, which attracts whisky
fans from all over the world to
distillery open days on Islay and
neighbouring island, Jura, each year.
Tastival will see Jura’s only whisky
distillery throw open its doors to put
on a number of free and ticketed
activities – from unique whisky tastings
and tours, to live entertainment -
including music from legendary Scots
Trad band RURA - and a chance to join
the Jura community at special meet and
greets with the distillery team.
This year’s Tastival event is limited to
one day only (it has spanned two days in
previous years) – so whisky lovers are
advised get in early to snap up tickets,
which are set to be in high demand.
This year’s ticketed sessions include:
- The Jura Long Table – Dine with
the Diurachs (the name for Jura’s
community) at this ‘getting to know
you’ session. A special one off
lunch in the distillery’s Grainstore,
guests will join the locals
(including some distillery staff) to
hear stories on island life as they
enjoy Jura’s laid back take on
street food, prepared with the
freshest local produce, each dish
designed to pair with a dram of Jura
whisky.
- All Terrain Whisky Tasting –
Discover the different sides of Jura
and learn how the landscape inspires
a whisky range as unique as the
island itself. Venturing far beyond
the realms of the distillery, the
Jura bus will stop off at locations
from serene beaches, to craggy
mountain foots – with a whisky
inspired by each location stashed
for guests to find (if they listen
to the clues) at every stop.
- Whisky 101 – Meet Whyte & Mackay
Whisky Maker & Blender Gregg Glass
in this unique session designed for
both whisky newcomers and
aficionados alike. Smashing
perceptions on traditional whisky
tastings, guests will be invited to
take on a different ‘state of mind’
when it comes to single malt –
sampling Jura in a number of
non-fluid states, before an
anonymous Q&A will give visitors the
chance can ask anything they ever
wanted to know about whisky…but were
too afraid to ask!
- The Single Malt Masterclass - An
exclusive masterclass hosted by Jura
Distillery Manager Graham Logan,
honorary distillers will get
on-the-job whisky making experience
– from learning how to keep a
careful watch over the spirit gauge,
to testing the mash tun and wash
backs, rolling a barrel through the
warehouse and siphoning whisky
straight from the cask.
- Jura Jetty – Ticketholders will
arrive at Tastival in true island
style, cruising from Islay’s Port
Askaig directly to Jura’s Craighouse,
delivered to the heart of the event
by Captain Nicol. On their journey,
guests will enjoy a special tasting
of travel retail exclusive Jura
Turas-Mara the way it was meant to
be experienced – with the wind and
sea spray in your face.
Music, live entertainment and the
opportunity chance to sample Jura’s
range will be available in the
Dramming Bar in the distillery’s
Cooperage, where guests will have
the first opportunity to try, and
purchase, Tastival 2017, Jura’s
limited edition bottling created to
mark the festival.
A £5 general entry fee will include
a brochure, souvenir glass and two
drams at the bar. A cash bar will be
available thereafter, with a full
drinks menu including drams,
cocktails and an exclusive Drygate
beer brewed to pair with Jura’s
Tastival 2017 bottling.
The distillery will also run free
tours of the still house throughout
the day on a first come, first
served basis.
The island event will kick off a
schedule of localised Tastival
events to take place in Europe
throughout the summer, and which
will be announced in the coming
weeks
Ticketed sessions vary between £15 -
£45, with entry to the heart of the
action in the Cooperage costing just
£5 (including goody bag and two
drams). Tickets on sale now, here:
www.
juratastival2017.eventbrite.co.uk
Getting there from Islay: Jura will
operate a free passenger ferry and
coach shuttle service to and from
the Port Feolin ferry station. For
more information see
www.jurawhisky.com.
If you wont be lucky enough to
attend this years Jura Tastival you
don't worry you will find the current
Isle of Jura
whisky range available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
Master of
Malt
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